Drew Magazine

A few months ago, our magazine team was on a big Zoom call and the question came up: How do we do it? No matter how I’ve done it, I’ve shared it. I’m not very good at keeping things inside. I like to listen; I like to learn; I like to be open-minded and hunt for true answers to burning questions. I like to make sure I’m open-hearted enough to hear something when I least expect it and give it the potential to enhance my life. The answer to How do you do it? is different for everyone, yet there are some universal truths and connectors. In this issue, I take you through a day in my life and get very specific with the numerical balance sheet that helps me navigate through.…

We asked some of this issue’s contributors how they balance work and play. Here’s what they said. 1 TESS FALOTICO-LAFAYE COPY EDITOR QUEENS, NEW YORK I play every day! Whether I take my dog to the park in the morning or squeeze in a baking project between meetings, there’s always time for fun if I make it a priority. @tess__fltesslafaye.com 2 CHRISTINE HAN PHOTOGRAPHER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK I used to be overserious about work and think my self-worth was defined by achievement. But my toddler daughter teaches me that everything is play, meaning that the opportunity for joy and curiosity is in every moment, and that just being is where it’s at. Realizing this makes it easier to feel balanced, no matter what it is I’m doing. @christineshoots christinehanphotography.com 3 TIFFANY J. DAVIS WRITER AND CONTENT DIRECTOR BROOKLYN, NEW YORK I’m…

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The Glow Getter On red carpets and photo shoots, hair and makeup artist Allison’s super power is making her clients (famous and otherwise) look their most natural, can’t-put-your-finger-on-it, gorgeous, glowing selves. And she’s good at it. “But the truth is, I wasn’t feeling beautiful myself. I felt as if I was walking around in someone else’s bodysuit. The outside me didn’t match how I felt inside.” Flipping the Script The story of how Allison lost 22 lbs.1 in 15 weeks starts here. “It was right around my 46th birthday and it dawned on me. I had regimens in place for taking care of my hair, my skin even my nails—but I didn’t have any structure or strategies in place for caring for my inner self. I knew I wanted to change things, and…

“I never thought I would be a farmer, but I always knew I’d grow food, because growing food is magic.” And with this Jamila Norman — known to fans of her Magnolia Network show, Home Grown, and patrons of her Atlanta-based Patch-work City Farms as “Farmer J” — sums up her journey from a child of “’70s health nut” Caribbean parents to environmental engineer and organic urban farm trail-blazer, educator, and advocate. To hear Norman tell it, there are a million ways to fall in love with urban farming — sweaty, mindful moments in the sunshine! Savoring fruit you’ve grown by hand! — but really just one reason: community. “I’m a big believer in empowering people with skills to be their own health champions,” Norman says. “Because at the end of the…

Rick Martinez’s Mi Cocina is the kind of inspiring cookbook you want to cook — and eat — cover to cover. I’m thrilled to have his short list of all-time favorites to inspire my kitchen adventures this spring. First Generation BY FRANKIE GAW, $30 “First Generation is a beautifully designed and scrumptious Taiwanese home cooking book. I cried reading his stories about food, family, and his identity as a Taiwanese-American, gay kid growing up in Cincinnati.” Tartine: A Classic Revisited BY ELISABETH PRUEITT AND CHAD ROBERTSON, $37 “My baking bible. I love all the baked goods at Tartine, and this book brings me so much joy and inspiration, and it has made me a better baker.” Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking BY MARCELLA HAZAN, $37 “The book for lovers of Italian cuisine. Her four-ingredient tomato sauce is iconic, and…